Blog

Over the last few days, I've talked about what it feels like to be in a difficult situation at work, where the culture can be described as 'toxic'. Where it is extremely difficult to get things done. Where every meeting is challenging and your self-confidence is knocked. Feeling tired and worn and a...

A Sunday well spent brings a week of content ... we've all heard that one!

As I make my way to the office I am contemplating another week, another day, another opportunity to make a difference, another project to deliver and another positive affirmation ... start the way you wish to continue ... ok...

I was on top of the world!

After all the time spent planning our strategy for the project we were making progress. We had our budget signed off and agreed by senior management. The team was well balanced and we were ready to roll! I was feeling on top of the world! 

Nothing more rewarding than fee...

I couldn't believe what I was hearing!

Those words ... 

YOU'RE FIRED

... rang in my ears ... a big ben style bell was going off in my head.

Surely I had misheard ...

... this is not the Apprentice!

I had to bite my tongue. I was in a room full of senior managers who seem to be immune to this s...

Last week I popped into a retail store local to my office and bought this fabulous poster! Shocking pink capital letters on a shiny silver background, white frame!

It reads work hard, play hard, be kind.

The shop assistant remarked on how awesome it is and that it is a limited edition item. We the...

This photo is of our last night in Hermanus, we had just shared our 'last supper' with my mum and dad, it's a firm family tradition and is a bittersweet evening spent with them. 

We head back to South Africa every year it is quality time we look forward to with our extended family, time away in the...

How do I do this? is the question I was asking myself while I looked into my eyes in the mirror of the ladies. I had escaped for a few minutes just to regain my composure, to take a deep breath and gather my thoughts.

I had just left another meeting and was feeling very confused.

But I've done eve...

A friend was telling me about her recent holiday in Canada and how falling in very soft and deep snow with a snowboard attached (while pretending to be a werewolf running in the trees) was amusing for her in this instance, getting up and back on track was simply exhausting. 

Patting down the snow t...

Yes, I had just been called into another meeting where I knew my integrity would be questioned. My team were working at maximum capacity, yes we were facing a few challenges but it was all under control.

Why is this so difficult to understand! We've been through this once already this week so I had...

It was Monday morning, I remember heading to the office, sitting in the traffic, I could feel my anxiety starting to build, I was tapping my hands on the steering wheel waiting for the lights to change.

I was torn. 

Desperate to prove myself and bring all the best I had to offer to my role, to kee...

**Call for help** I have a favour to ask at the end of this blog please. Could you take 10-20 minutes to complete my global survey on workplace bullying? Your support will mean the world to me.

Reason #1: I didn't realise I was being bullied

Over recent months, I’ve been doing research on personal...

Shortly after I left, a woman (who I didn’t know very well at the time), asked me why I allowed my narcissistic boss to bully me for so long. Why didn’t you leave sooner?  

To say the least, her question caught me completely off-guard. Red-faced, and with an undertone of irritation in my voice (I m...